The resident, who asked not to be named, said: "I understand why the News is trying to help its readers by suggesting alternative routes but Yelling is such a small village, with only 130 houses, that extra traffic is not what we need. We have HGVs coming through, and they get stuck.

"We'd ask people to try not to come through Yelling. Obviously if there's no alternative, it will happen, but people in the village will be very grateful if drivers try not to.

"It's very easy to forget you're driving through a place that's someone's home.

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"The proposals to improve the A428 might help, as long as it's done properly, and takes into account all the new houses that are going to be built in the area.

"There needs to be proper traffic modelling done for villages nearby such as Yelling and Toseland."

Her comments were supported by other readers on social media. One said: "Rat-running through the villages mentioned lays siege to those villages making life misery for the residents and gaining you no time because you are still caught up in endless congestion."

The A428 between the A1 junction near St Neots, pictured, and the A1198 Caxton Gibbet is currently a single carriageway with a series of roundabouts and give-way junctions

Plans are in the pipeline to dual the A428 between the Caxton Gibbet and Black Cat roundabouts.

But the Campaign to Protect Rural England has criticised the idea, saying it will cost a fortune and damage the environment.

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